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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 Excerpt: ...by the worthiness of their deeds i although the only thing that troubleth and molesteth them be a little too much dejection, somewhat too great a fear arising from an erroneous conceit that God will require a worthiness in them, which they are grieved to find wanting in themselves? although they be not obstinate in this opinion? although they be willing, and would be glad to forsake it, if any one reason were brought sufficient to disprove it? although the only cause why they do not forsake it ere they die, be their ignorance of that means by which it might be disproved % although the cause why the ignorance in this point is not removed, be the want of knowledge in such as should be able, and are not, to remove it V Let me die, says Mr. Hooker, if it be ever proved that simply an error doth exclude a pope or cardinal in such a case utterly from hope of life. Surely, I must confess, that if it be an error Ui think that God may be merciful to save men, even when they err, my greatest comfort is my error: were it not for the love I bear to this error, I would never wish to speak or to live. I was willing to take notice of these two points, as supposing them to be very material; and that, as they are thus contracted, they may prove useful to my reader; as also for that the answers be arguments of Mr. Hooker's great and clear reason, and equal charity. Other exceptions were also made against him by Mr. Travers, as that he prayed before, and not after, his sermons; that in his prayers he named bishops; that he kneeled both when he prayed and when he received the sacrament; and, says Mr. Hooker, in his defence, other exceptions so like these, as but to name, I should have thought a greater fault than to commit them. And it is not unworthy the noting, t...

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